Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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